Landfill odor to get airing

BY Kelli Young
The Canton Repository

BOLIVAR - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is warning other landfills in the state about the same aluminum material that is buried at Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in Pike Township.

Its advisory, expected to be sent Monday, tells landfill operators to avoid exposing aluminum production waste to water because it can react and release toxic, flammable and potentially explosive gases.

“Unfortunately, it did take a situation here at Countywide to lead to the statewide level,” said EPA Environmental Manager Kurt Princic....Read more.